Jørgen Munkeby (born 3 September 1980 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian

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and heavy metal musician, singer, songwriter, and

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, known as the frontman in the band Shining and former member of

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Career

Munkeby formed Shining as a jazz quartet in 1999, together with fellow students from the

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, Morten Qvenild,

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and

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. He played flute,

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and keyboards in jazz band

(1994–2002), where he was one of the main composers on the album ''

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'', which was named the best jazz album of 2002 by the

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. He also plays in the bands Damp and Chrome Hill, and worked with

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, Enslaved,

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, Superfamily, Grand Island, Jim Stärk,

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, and

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among others.

Discography (in selection)

;Within

*1996: '' Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz'' (Thug Records) *1998: ''Magazine EP (Dbut Records) *2001: ''

'' ( Warner Music Norway) *2001: ''Airborne/Going Down'' EP (Warner Music Norway) *2001: ''Going Down'' 12" (

Smalltown Supersound Smalltown Supersound is an independent record label, founded in Flekkefjord in 1993 and now based in Oslo, Norway. It is dedicated to new forms of jazz, rock and electronic music. Their catalog features albums by Kelly Lee Owens, Deathprod, Nen ...

) *2002: ''The Stix'' (Smalltown Supersound / Warner Music Norway) *2002: ''Days'' 12", (Smalltown Supersound) ; ;Within Shining *2001: '' Where The Ragged People Go'' (BP Records) *2003: '' Sweet Shanghai Devil'' ( Jazzland Records) *2005: '' In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its a ...

) *2007: ''

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'' (Rune Grammofon) *2011: ''

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'' (Indie Recordings) *2013: '' One One One'' (Universal Records) *2015: '' International Blackjazz Society'' (

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) *2018: ''

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'' (

) ; ;With other projects *2002: '' In The Fishtank'' (Konkurrent), with

& "Jaga Jazzist Horns» *2004: ''Little Things'' (Propeller Recordings), with

Hanne Hukkelberg Hanne Hukkelberg (born 17 April 1979) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer from Kongsberg, Norway. Hukkelberg started singing and playing instruments at the age of 3. In her youth, she was a vocalist covering genres such as jazz, rock, ...

*2010: ''

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'', with

*2012: ''

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'', with

*2014: ''Inferno'' (

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), with

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*2015: "Viscera", with Haunted Shores *2016: ''

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'' (

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), with

*2016: ''Melancholy'', with Poetry in Telegrams *2017: ''

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'' (Prosthetic Records), with

*2017: '' In Contact'' (

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), with Caligula's Horse *2017: ''Of Inner Sight'', with Between The Planets *2018: ''

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'' (

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), with

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*2018: ''Become'' (

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), with

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*2021: ''Trivial Optical Tricks'', with Poetry In Telegrams *2021: ''Where Shadows Fade'' ( lackstargazer Records, with Herr Nox *2021: ''"You Make Me Feel"'', with Omnerod, Eerik Maurage, & Nicolas Draps *2022: ''Magnum Opus'' (Black Lion Records), with IATT *2022: ''The Final Lullaby'', with

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*2022: ''Praise Armageddonism'' ( Loyal Blood Records), with

Blood Command Blood Command is a Norwegian punk rock band from Bergen. The band was formed in 2008 by Yngve Andersen, Silje Tombre and Sigurd Haakaas. The current lineup consists of Andersen, Haakaas, Benjamin Berge, Snorre Kilvær, and Nikki Brumen. The band ...

*2023: ''"Wildfire"'', with

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*2023'': "The Great Escape"'', with Nerve End *2023: ''Hypnagogia'' ( Apollon Records: PROG), with Pixie Ninja *2024: ''"Anxiety Express"'', with Theo van Niel Jr. *2024: ''"GlassCannon"'', with Monsters Around Us

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munkeby, Jorgen Jaga Jazzist members Norwegian keyboardists Norwegian flautists Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Musicians from Oslo 1980 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Shining (Norwegian band) members Chrome Hill (band) members 21st-century flautists